World Conference 2025

IGTC faculty and staff presented their work at the World Conference on Tobacco Control in Dublin, Ireland, from June 23-25.  Follow links below each item for more information. We will add our posters and presentations after they are presented in Dublin. Visual abstracts are posters available online and projected on screens throughout the conference in public spaces. They come with a two-minute narration from the author.

Jeff Hardesty: Using artificial intelligence to advance forward-looking tobacco control measures

  • Symposium SY-1-03 on Monday, June 23 at 4:30 PM in Forum Blue
  • Biography

Joanna Cohen: A brief history of tobacco industry influence on science

  • Symposium SY-2-02 on Tuesday, June 24 at 11:30 AM in Liffey A
  • Biography

Brian Shea: Two-way street: Engaging international audiences to raise tobacco control awareness

Tuo-Yen Tseng: Compliance with cigarette advertising ban at points of sale across seven Mexican cities

  • Moderated E-Poster on Tuesday, June 24 at 12:40 PM at E-Poster Station 4
  • Biography

Azadi Mathew-Lewis: Capacity building and sustainability: How to empower youth to sustain and propel the tobacco control movement

Steve Tamplin: Developing and sustaining tobacco control leadership capacity – Lessons learned over two decades, assessing impact, and the next generation of leaders

Steve Tamplin: How does global cooperation on capacity building drive implementation of tobacco control policies?

Lauren Czaplicki: An independent assessment of the nicotine and flavor chemical composition of Velo (British American Tobacco) nicotine pouches sold in Pakistan

Reiley Hartmuller: E-cigarettes in disguise: From toys to treats

Hannah Barker: The perspective of independent tobacco retailers on underage sales and marketing restrictions in Jakarta, Indonesia

  • Virtual Abstract (on display throughout common areas and available on the conference app)
  • Biography

Jenny Brown: Business-to-business marketing: The relationship between tobacco companies and retailers in Jakarta, Indonesia

  • Virtual Abstract (on display throughout common areas and available on the conference app)
  • Biography

Lauren Czaplicki: Standardizing smokeless tobacco packaging in South Asia: lessons learned from focus group studies in India and Bangladesh

Jared Earley: Building capacity with zero direct costs: “Learning from the Experts” online course

Grazi Grilo: Not on display! Low availability of e-cigarettes and heated tobacco products across seven Mexican cities

  • Virtual Abstract (on display throughout common areas and available on the conference app)
  • Biography
  • LinkedIn

Ryan Kennedy: State of the evidence of economic impacts on the tourism sector following the implementation of a smoke-free policy

  • Virtual Abstract (on display throughout common areas and available on the conference app)
  • Biography

Kevin Welding: The relationship between land and sea border lengths with the illicit trade of cigarettes

  • Virtual Abstract (on display throughout common areas and available on the conference app)
  • Biography

Emily Xing: Analysis of media discourse on smoke-free policy implementation in low- and middle-income countries

  • Virtual Abstract (on display throughout common areas and available on the conference app)